Father Goose Books

from  Highlights for Children Sept 2015 My Quiet Time I pick a book from off my shelf. I read.  I dr...

"Moon Tree" by Chip Ghigna Acrylic & polymer on wood Give Me a Poem Give me a book to read by the river, Give me ...

1952 I was six when they stuck me inside a scrapbook with a puppy in my lap. Reopening it all now, my hand touches t...

April Haiku Ivory butterflies perch on the new arms of spring, the dogwood blossoms. ©Charles Ghigna

from Ladybug Magazine ©Charles Ghigna from Children's Playmate Magazine ©Charles Ghigna

Lady Banks Southern trail Roadside roses Yellow grows In fragrant poses ©Charles Ghigna

Wisteria Looks like grapes And smells like roses; Springtime's gift To eyes and noses. ©Charles Ghigna from Highlights H...

from Scholastic Storyworks magazine

from Ladybug Magazine

from Ladybug Magazine

from Ranger Rick Magazine

"Sunrise" by Chip Ghigna Oil on wood, 12" x 32" Sunrise Serenade Come sit and watch the sunrise, C...

from Spider Magazine  ©Charles Ghigna

from Cricket Magazine ©Charles Ghigna

from Ladybug Magazine ©Charles Ghigna

from Humpty Dumpty Magazine  ©Charles Ghigna

 What's A Poem? ©Charles Ghigna Graphics by Sylvia Vardell

Happy New Year! Life is a snowflake, A free-falling star, A fragile reminder Of all that we are. Born of a raindrop, L...

from Christmas Is Coming! by Charles Ghigna and Debra Ghigna Illustrated by Mary O'Keefe Young

from Christmas Is Coming , Charlesbridge Publishers ©Charles Ghign a illustrated by Mary O'Keefe Young

Winter Calls At the window Snowflakes falling, In the treetops Cardinals calling. On the mountain Skiers skiing, I...

November Late November Time stands still, Echoes from A whippoorwill; Winter sky, Silver blue, Maple leaves, A go...

The Ubiquitous Barking Dogs The neighborhood is full of them, One, or two, or six; Thoroughbred, pedigree, Random stray or ...

"The Day of the Dead 1924" Oil on Canvas by Diego Rivera Day of the Dead Dia de los Muertos Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 Day o...

The Haunted House The haunted house is such a scream Because tonight  is Halloween. The creaking door is open wide ...

Pumpkins On Guard Look at all the pumpkin faces Lighting up so many places. On the porch and in the yard, Pumpkin faces st...

Autumn's Way In their yellow-most goings, leaves of maple ride breezes to the ground. You can hear their sound each autum...

October Haiku Artist autumn comes, paints her blush across each tree, drops palette, and leaves. from Haiku: The Tra...

Autumn Leaves Autumn leaves, Heaven sent, Golden coins Gently spent. Autumn leaves, Butterflies, Fill the blue Oc...

Speaking of Flowers Iris going to say the other Day Lily came over and wanted to know If flowers could talk as well as grow. ...

10 Things I’ve Learned as a Children’s Author 1.)  Children have the best imaginations. 2.)  Daydreaming is highly underrated. 3....

Chip Ghigna in his studio Choice Art The answer to the artist Comes quicker than a blink Though initial inspiration Is no...